Harley-Davidson FxdbYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 32 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson Fxdb.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints32Top: Tires Safety recalls42007–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson Fxdb years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Fxdb median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2009Not rated–/10017 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Fxdb problems

All model years combined: 32 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Tires

5Service brakes, hydraulic

4Engine and engine cooling2 crash/fire/injury

4Suspension

3Power train

2Wheels

2Service brakes

2Steering

2Structure

87 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Tires	5	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	5	0
Engine and engine cooling	4	2
Suspension	4	0
Power train	3	0
Wheels	2	0
Service brakes	2	0
Steering	2	0
Structure	2	0
7 other systems	8	1

4 recalls

Harley-Davidson Fxdb recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Motorcycle: kickstand/center stand08V-659 · 2009 · Dec 15, 2008 · 3,285 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: storage08V-625 · 2009 · Nov 26, 2008 · 349 vehicles Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe07V-535 · 2008 · Nov 20, 2007 · 538 vehicles Tires07V-025 · 2007 · Feb 1, 2007 · 614 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Fxdb

Jul 17, 2008
MOTORCYCLE STALLINGPE08043 · 2008 · closed Aug 8, 2008
Led to recall 08V-357